Jason and I are coming to you live from the QB Challenge at RCS: Atlanta.
A few Virginia Tech targets participated today, including John Foreback, Dylan Hopkins, Trevor Lawerence, Shon Mitchell, and Sam Howell. Gunnar Holmberg and recent offer DeJuan Ellis were late arrivals to the Rivals QB challenge.
Ellis, an in-state guy for the Hokies, flew down for Sunday's RCS QB Challenge. He was offered by the Hokies offered just a few days ago. Ellis had a pretty good day today, but needs to work on his accuracy. He's a very mobile quarterback with a good arm. It's easy to see the appeal of such a quarterback, but he wasn't the most accurate of the group today. He definitely has a lot of athleticism, something that fits the kind of offense Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente looks for.
We'll have more info coming, but after talking with Dylan Hopkins, he really likes the Hokies. His dad played for the Hokies and was a part of former coach Beamer's first class. He's been in some contact with the coaches and has been told that they want to see him throw live in the near future. He also plans on going up to visit for the spring game in late April. He's a guy that could get a preferred walk-on spot at Virginia Tech, unless he develops more in the near future. He's listed at 6', but looked a little shorter than that in person.
The Hokies probably don't have much of a chance with Sam Howell. He was being recruited by former RB coach Shane Beamer, who is now at UGA. Howell's still being recruited by Shane Beamer there. He also took recent visits to NC State and UNC. He did have a good day today, finishing 5th in the competition.
After talking with Holmberg, he seemed really high on both Duke and Wake Forest. He does want to visit Virginia Tech this summer, but hasn't been in much contact with the new coaching staff. He hasn't been to Blacksburg since the coaching changes. But we did get some information from his mother about where he will end up. His father had a brain tumor and the whole family moved to Raleigh so his father could be treated at the Duke hospital. Sadly, his father passed away a few years ago, but Holmberg still really like Duke. He was recently offered by them this past Wednesday, and quite honestly, I'd be surprised if he went anywhere else because of his history and family ties to Duke.
One of the top QB's in the 2018 class is Lawerence, who comes from Cartersville, Ga. Virginia Tech offered him awhile back, but it was by former offensive coordinator Scot Leoffler. The new staff hasn't really been in contact with him. He told us his top 3, which was Georgia, Clemson, and Tennessee. It's looking like he will go to Clemson, though.
One guy that really stood out to me was Trad Beatty. He had great form on his throws. He was upright, but not too stiff when passing the ball. Beatty also had good size. He was pretty accurate in the competition.
A few Virginia Tech targets participated today, including John Foreback, Dylan Hopkins, Trevor Lawerence, Shon Mitchell, and Sam Howell. Gunnar Holmberg and recent offer DeJuan Ellis were late arrivals to the Rivals QB challenge.
Ellis, an in-state guy for the Hokies, flew down for Sunday's RCS QB Challenge. He was offered by the Hokies offered just a few days ago. Ellis had a pretty good day today, but needs to work on his accuracy. He's a very mobile quarterback with a good arm. It's easy to see the appeal of such a quarterback, but he wasn't the most accurate of the group today. He definitely has a lot of athleticism, something that fits the kind of offense Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente looks for.
We'll have more info coming, but after talking with Dylan Hopkins, he really likes the Hokies. His dad played for the Hokies and was a part of former coach Beamer's first class. He's been in some contact with the coaches and has been told that they want to see him throw live in the near future. He also plans on going up to visit for the spring game in late April. He's a guy that could get a preferred walk-on spot at Virginia Tech, unless he develops more in the near future. He's listed at 6', but looked a little shorter than that in person.
The Hokies probably don't have much of a chance with Sam Howell. He was being recruited by former RB coach Shane Beamer, who is now at UGA. Howell's still being recruited by Shane Beamer there. He also took recent visits to NC State and UNC. He did have a good day today, finishing 5th in the competition.
After talking with Holmberg, he seemed really high on both Duke and Wake Forest. He does want to visit Virginia Tech this summer, but hasn't been in much contact with the new coaching staff. He hasn't been to Blacksburg since the coaching changes. But we did get some information from his mother about where he will end up. His father had a brain tumor and the whole family moved to Raleigh so his father could be treated at the Duke hospital. Sadly, his father passed away a few years ago, but Holmberg still really like Duke. He was recently offered by them this past Wednesday, and quite honestly, I'd be surprised if he went anywhere else because of his history and family ties to Duke.
One of the top QB's in the 2018 class is Lawerence, who comes from Cartersville, Ga. Virginia Tech offered him awhile back, but it was by former offensive coordinator Scot Leoffler. The new staff hasn't really been in contact with him. He told us his top 3, which was Georgia, Clemson, and Tennessee. It's looking like he will go to Clemson, though.
One guy that really stood out to me was Trad Beatty. He had great form on his throws. He was upright, but not too stiff when passing the ball. Beatty also had good size. He was pretty accurate in the competition.
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